Apple Maps & Apple Ads aren't popular enough for the EU to regulate The European Union has decided not to add Apple Maps or Apple Ads to list of online services sufficiently large enough to come under the purview of the Digital Markets Act. William Gallagher 3 months ago 6
Malware bypassed macOS Gatekeeper by abusing Apple's notarization proccess A new variant of the MacSync Stealer uses a code-signed Swift application to get around Apple's macOS Gatekeeper protections. Malcolm Owen 5 months ago 2
What's changed in runtime protection for macOS Sequoia In previous versions of macOS Gatekeeper, Control-click could be used as a launch override for running downloaded apps. Apple has now changed that. Chip Loder 1 year ago 6
Apple removes Control-click option for skipping Gatekeeper in macOS Sequoia You'll no longer be able to override Gatekeeper in macOS Sequoia with a keyboard shortcut as Apple continues to crack down on unsigned software. Wesley Hilliard 1 year ago 9
Flaw in macOS Archive Utility let attackers bypass Gatekeeper One of the best reasons to keep macOS up to date is protecting yourself against security issues — and Jamf found a big one in the summer of 2022 that allowed attackers to bypass macOS Gatekeeper. Andrew Orr 3 years ago 5
How to launch any macOS app, even those not notarized by Apple Attempts to run old software on a Mac could fail because they haven't been notarized by Apple. Here's how to run downloaded apps without being blocked by macOS Gatekeeper. Malcolm Owen 3 years ago 0
macOS Big Sur telling Apple what app you've opened isn't a security or privacy issue Even before Apple confirmed that Gatekeeper "calling home" wasn't associated with user information on Sunday night, privacy concerns of bad actors theoretically monitoring app launches with that data are not an issue as one researcher has suggested. Here's why. Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 40
New Mac malware uses 'novel' tactic to bypass macOS Catalina security Security researchers at antivirus firm Intego have discovered a new Mac malware in the wild that tricks users into bypassing modern macOS app security protections. Mike Peterson 5 years ago 15
Apple will enforce app notarization for macOS Catalina in February Apple has warned developers it will be reinstating the app notarization requirements it set out for macOS Catalina, with the transition period affecting macOS software distributed outside the Mac App Store ending at the start of February 2020. Malcolm Owen 6 years ago 31
Mac Gatekeeper vulnerability allows installation of malware A flaw with the Gatekeeper authentication feature in macOS, a tool designed to keep malware off Mac, is reportedly being exploited to deliver a malicious software package nicknamed "OSX/Linker." Roger Fingas 6 years ago 17
Apple's macOS Catalina is first to require app notarization by default Apps that have not passed through Apple's software security process will be prevented from running on macOS Catalina by an updated version of Gatekeeper. William Gallagher 7 years ago 35
macOS Gatekeeper 'easily' fooled into running malicious apps, says researcher A security researcher has detailed how a user can be tricked into running potentially malicious applications, bypassing Gatekeeper, with the disclosure three months after he's told Apple. William Gallagher 7 years ago 14
Apple amping up requirements for app notarization starting in macOS 10.14.5 All new apps developed using a fresh Developer ID must be notarized to pass through Gatekeeper from macOS 10.14.5 onwards, Apple has advised, with the extra security process requirement landing ahead of an expansion to all macOS software in a future update. Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 29
Another Mac-specific malware pops up, but Apple's Gatekeeper still prevents infection A second piece of Mac-specific malware has been discovered this week, one that could expose the passwords stored in the macOS Keychain. But once again, Apple's Gatekeeper security — when properly configured — will block the attack from succeeding. Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 10
New Mac malware can remotely access FaceTime camera, but macOS Gatekeeper users are protected A new piece of Mac-targeting malware is in the wild, potentially allowing hackers to remotely execute code and even control the FaceTime camera on a user's computer, but Apple's own Gatekeeper security prevents the unsigned app from being installed. Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 15
How to install and run Mac apps that don't come from the Mac App Store Apple has introduced a number of features designed to protect users from malware in OS X, but these tools occasionally go too far when trying to save people from themselves. AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 12
OS X El Capitan still exposed to vulnerabilities in Gatekeeper & Keychain, researchers say OS X El Capitan, launched earlier on Wednesday, still contains serious vulnerabilities in its Gatekeeper and Keychain features, according to security researchers. Roger Fingas 10 years ago 6
Rumor: Undisclosed security breach cause of Apple's new Gatekeeper app signing policy A report on Monday suggests Apple's recently modified OS X app signing policy is the result of an undisclosed Developer Portal security breach that leaked keys for multiple services, including Gatekeeper. Mikey Campbell 11 years ago 6
